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I am operating under the assumption that Cooper Rush is starting this week. Pitts can be sent to the bench once that is confirmed. Rush was last in EPA per dropback by a mile and second-to-last in completion percent over expected. Over half of his throws went to Bijan Robinson and the Falcons had no interest in letting him drop back.
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Rush's poor metrics and run-heavy approach make Pitts unplayable for Week 2.

Operating under the assumption that Cooper Rush is starting this week, Pitts should be benched. Rush was last in EPA per dropback by a mile and second-to-last in completion percent over expected. Over half of his throws went to Bijan Robinson and the Falcons had no interest in letting him drop back, as evidenced by their league-worst -17.3% pass rate over expected.

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